Buffalo Sabers (10-17-5, sixth in the Atlantic) vs. Boston Bruins (14-10-2, fifth in the Atlantic)
Boston; Saturday, 1 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Boston welcomes Buffalo to end their home defeat after three games.
The Bruins are 8-7-1 in Eastern Conference games. Boston has an average of 8.3 penalty minutes per game, the tenth most in the Eastern Conference. Brad Marchand leads the team with a total of 38 minutes.
The Sabers are 3-4-2 against the rest of their division. Buffalo ranks 21st in the Eastern Conference with 29.5 shots per game and an average of 2.6 goals.
Boston defeated Buffalo 5-1 in their last meeting on November 24th.
PEAK PERFORMANCE: Marchand leads the Bruins with 16 assists and has 27 points this season. Patrice Bergeron has 8 points in the last 10 games for Boston.
Victor Olofsson leads the Sabers with a total of 14 assists and 19 points. Kyle Okposo has provided five assists in the last 10 games for Buffalo.
LAST 10 MATCHES: Bruins: 4-4-2, averaging two goals, 3.2 assists, 3.6 penalties and 8.3 penalty minutes while giving up 2.2 goals per game with a save percentage of 0.931.
Sabers: 2-6-2, averaging 2.1 goals, 3.7 assists, 2.7 penalties and 7.8 penalty minutes, while 3.2 goals per game are possible with a savings percentage of 0.911.
INJURIES: Bruins: Curtis Lazar: out (covid-19), Jeremy Swayman: out (covid-19), Taylor Hall: out (covid-19), Trent Frederic: out (covid-19), Anton Blidh: out (covid .) -19).
Sabers: Dustin Tokarski: out (health logs), Craig Anderson: out (upper body), Colin Miller: everyday life (unknown), Robert Hagg: out (lower body), Jacob Bryson: out (Covid-19), Vinnie Hinostroza: out ( Health protocols).
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The Associated Press created this story using Data Skrive technology and Sportradar data.
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